CVE-2012-4751 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 22 Oct 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via crafted email bodies, potentially compromising user sessions in OTRS Help Desk.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2012-4751?

CVE-2012-4751 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 22 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) Help Desk 2.4.x before 2.4.15, 3.0.x before 3.0.17, and 3.1.x before 3.1.11 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with whitespace before a javascript: URL in the SRC attribute of an element, as demonstrated by an IFRAME element.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4751?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Otrs Otrs.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4751?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2012-4751 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4751 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4751, GHSA-4836-xwrp-jpv6.